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Newborn screening is required in the U.S. and differs slightly depending on which state you live in. For the most part, it’s done before a newborn baby leaves the hospital and includes a blood test that screens for 30-50 serious health problems... 24-May-2019 9:50 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Results from a study published in The Journal of the National Medical Association show that a pragmatic system-based intervention within cancer treatment centers can nearly eliminate existing disparities in treatment and outcomes for black patients... 10-May-2019 4:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Chlamydia is the most prevalent bacterial STI in the world. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers, in partnership with colleagues at sites in the US, Europe and Australia, will receive up to $10.7 million over five years from the... 9-May-2019 4:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

The Dementia Friendly Hospital Initiative will reach a total of 3,900 employees in four hospitals across North Carolina to raise awareness of how patients with dementia experience care, and to meet their unique needs with strategic and... 1-May-2019 7:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

The first malaria vaccine will be tested in a pilot study beginning this April in three countries with a high burden of the disease among children, according to researchers leading the trial from UNC Project-Malawi. There, malaria is the main cause... 17-Apr-2019 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Tokyo have discovered a mechanism by which liver cells intrinsic resistance to diverse RNA viruses is regulated. These results have implications for for cellular responses to hepatitis, dengue and Zika. 15-Apr-2019 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

– The build-up of abnormally thick mucus and the associated inflammation appear to be the initiating cause of damage to the lungs of children with cystic fibrosis (CF), rather than bacterial infections, according to a UNC School of Medicine study... 1-Apr-2019 12:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center experts are available to provide expert commentary and feedback on research presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2018. 13-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT

Dr. Thomas Egan of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine says that a recent change in donor lung allocation policy was long overdue. However, because the change happened over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in response to litigation,...16-Jan-2018 10:05 AM EST

UNC Health Care and the UNC School of Medicine have launched a tool for media to request interviews with experts and researchers at the forefront of the global Zika research initiative.12-Jul-2016 9:05 AM EDT

In the editorial, the UNC researchers explain the excitement about this new class of drugs and the importance of this trial. They also highlight the reasons that caution as well as enthusiasm is warranted. 3-Jan-2011 2:50 PM EST